Day 03: Nagarkot to Kathmandu
After breakfast, proceed to Kathmandu sightseeing tour of --
The Pashupatinath Temple - dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva, it was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. It is a"sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati river", and is one of seven monument groups in UNESCO’s designation of Kathmandu Valley.
Boudhanath Stupa - also known as Boudhanath, Khasti Chaitya and khasa, its massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of Kassapa Buddha. It is located on the ancient trade route from Tibet.
Swayambhunath, Said to be around 2000 years old, this Buddhist Stupa sits atop a hillock overlooking the valley, a legend has it that the stupa evolved spontaneously at the time of the Kathmandu valley’s creation, also known as the ‘Monkey Temple’ owing to the presence of a large number of monkeys around the area. O/N Kathmandu
